DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.8 - - 80.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 65 - - 4 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1556 - - 1514 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 922 - - 922 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2445 - - 2403 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 645 - - 1186 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 202 - - 111 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 222 - - 213 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1262 - - -1965 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3707 - - 4368 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5204 - - -5887 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7649 - - 8290 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 640 - - 900 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.8 - - 80.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 64.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.5 - - 80.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.7 - - 63.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 65 - - 4 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1556 - - 1514 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 47 - - 28 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96981 41 268 38 284 96981 89927 32 282 33 285 89927 84474 24 276 30 283 84474 79927 20 281 18 280 79927 75994 24 303 14 289 75994 72509 26 300 15 300 72509 69366 19 305 16 301 69366 66485 17 306 16 296 66485 63811 17 300 13 300 63811 61214 25 306 23 319 61214 58526 34 291 36 293 58526 55762 36 283 37 288 55762 53125 39 290 41 289 53125 50733 46 295 46 291 50733 48563 51 300 51 289 48563 46566 60 301 54 286 46566 44713 61 295 55 284 44713 42986 57 291 58 287 42986 41366 54 289 60 288 41366 39836 52 288 58 288 39836 38388 52 287 57 288 38388 36985 50 288 56 286 36985 35562 49 287 55 282 35562 34092 45 285 54 281 34092 32586 44 280 51 282 32586 31041 46 276 41 275 31041 29432 44 277 44 278 29432 27746 42 278 44 279 27746 25984 39 275 42 278 25984 24151 40 271 39 272 24151 22245 41 271 37 267 22245 20260 36 276 33 265 20260 18190 31 281 27 259 18190 16076 23 282 21 270 16076 14037 27 291 22 285 14037 12176 36 288 32 287 12176 10516 37 276 38 271 10516 9038 35 257 36 259 9038 7721 33 246 31 250 7721 6550 31 239 31 244 6550 5513 30 234 33 239 5513 4599 29 238 34 233 4599 3791 29 240 34 228 3791 3069 29*233 31 223 3069 2431 26*227 25*215 2431 1899 22 222 23*214 1899 1490 20 221 21 213 1490 1208 19 220 19 212 1208 1036 16 219 16 211 1036 939 13 219 12 211 939 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography